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> > No direct experience, but I've heard there is a problem using the RCS4 > with surge suppressors that are DC-blocked. > > -Brian N8WRL > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Richard Thorne [mailto:rthorne@tcac.net] > > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 7:49 PM > > To: force12talk@qth.com > > Subject: Re: [Force 12 Talk] C4SXL with Remote Coax Switch > > > > > > Tom: > > > > I have had the RCS4 and RCS8 and both are good switches. If you only > > have a need for a 4 way switch go with the RCS4, that will cut down > > on the control line too. > > > > Tom Chambers wrote: > > > > > I have just ordered a C4SXL and will be placing it atop a 48 foot > > Heights Aluminum Tower. I am also thinking of placing a WARC 2/2 > > beam 6 or 8 feet above it > > > (90 degrees out of phase). In an effort to reduce my coax > > requirements, I want to use an Ameritron RC-8V remote coax switch > > mounted near the top of the tower. Has anyone had any experience > > with these switches? Do they degrade your signal much? How > > "weather-worthy" are they? > > > > > > Any information anyone has would be greatly appreciated. This is > > my first tower, so all this is VERY new to me! > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > Tom Chambers > > > St. Petersburg, FL. > > > KT4WW > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > > > Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 > > > > > > Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com > > > To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com > > > Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk > > > For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com > > > > -- > > 73, > > Richard Thorne - N5ZC (Ex. KA2DSY, N2BHP, WB5M) > > Amarillo, TX > > Web Page: http://www.tcac.net/~rthorne/index.html > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > > Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 > > > > Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com > > To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com > > Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk > > For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com > > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 > > Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com > To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com > Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk > For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com I've used the RCS-4 for many years with no problems. The comment on DC blocked surge arrestors (such as the Polyphaser) is correct. Because the switch is controlled with a stepped DC voltage placed on the coax, it won't function with a DC blocking arrestor. I use the Lynics arrestor which passes DC. However, I'm in the planning stages of a new tower installation and will probably be switching to a more hefty remote switch such as those offered by Array Solutions or ICE, both of which use a seperate control line for switching. 73's, Bill, AA7X -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com |
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